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Are you interested in venturing into culture shock? Here it comes! What were your feelings? How could one overcome these feelings? Add your comments!

Here comes a movie that will show you a “miracle” way of solving culture shock! There are so many ways to deal with culture shock! Which one has helped you?

“We could also do it this way” = Your suggestion is rubbish. Mei wenti 没问题 hliterally translates as: “no problem” but usually means that problems do indeed exist, and they may even be massive! As an Indian colleague once pointed out: If an Indian says: “Mam, don’t worry, no problem” you should definitely worry. There [...]

Don’t miss a stepping stone when crossing the river 摸着石头过河 means “progress cautiously” in German: better to take a step back if the time is not yet ripe for a change. Look for truth in the facts” 实事求是 lwas former President Deng Xiaoping’s motto, which he used to guide the Chinese away from the era [...]